Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-14

has been convicted of incest with his II
year old daughter.
The Calumet and Hecla company will
build two hosting engines this year of o.
500 horse power each.
Joseph Spires, steward at the state SOL
diers' home, will go into the hotel bust
ness at Traverse City.
A. G. Durfee of jackson, aged S3, claims
to be the first man who ever fired loco
motive in the United States.
Mrs. Winney, pioneer of Michigan,
dropped dead from heart disease, at the
residence of her son In Deep River.
Mrs. Louise Marsh of Grand Haven was
found dead in bed at the residence of a
friend in Grand Rapids. Heart disease.
One hundred and sixty acres of the
Home iron mining company's property
near Negaunee was sold the other day for
$40, 900.
Alex. Brandt, recent inmate of the
Jackson county poor house, has gone to
he soldiers home. He is paralyzed in
dis legs.
Michael Newell, living near Flat Rock,
while pruning trees, cut an artery in his
leg, from which he bled to death in 10
minutes.
The checks and drafts on the bogus Mar
lette Exchange bank have reached Canada,
and an Ottawa bank has been rOped in 81, =
500 worth.
W. M. Robinson and A. b. Watson of
Grand Rapids, are among the incorpora-
tors of the Alexandria and Texas railway
in Louisiana.
A ,,iaoa Of olaeo ovar eava,, inobao IopO
which penetrated the foot of Clifton l..
has just been removed.
Nathan Landice, an old citizen of Dams
vile, aged 60 years, dropped dead just
as he was entering the town house on
the 4th inst. Heart disease.
A timber man named Marsten was
killed by the accidental falling of heavy
plank at Lake Angeline mine, just south
of Ishpeming the other evening.
An old man named Dams of Mt. Pleas
ant, wandered away from his home the
other morning, and at night was found
dead in the woods six miles from home.
Dennis Quick, who settled in Royal Oak
in 1925, is dead. For many years he was
the supervisor of the township and held
various other Offices He was nearly 90
years old.
Michael Callaghan and Dennis Trombley
are under arrest at Cheboygan for giving a
loaded cigar to Samuel Chess as an April
fool joke. Chess lost one eye by the ex-
plosion and had his face badly disfgured.
Work on the tunnel at Port Huron has
again come to stand-still for want of the
necessary timber. From 100 TO 40 feet
has been completed on the Canadian side,
and about forty feet on the American side.
Joseph Giboulog Of Howell has been ar
rested for sending communication to the
Detroit Free Press charging Mr.. Monroe
of Howell with having been connected
with the writing of the celebrated saloon
letter
A. G. Rankin and James Hess of st.
lgnace, have bought tract of land at the
crossing of the Detroit, Mackinac x Mar
quette railroad and the Minneapolis, st.
Paul Il Sault Ste. Marie, and will lay out
town.
Geo. Long, aged "a and living near
Howard City, was adjudged insane recent
ly, and the other night he made his escape
from his fathers house. He has not since
been seen and grave fears for his safety
are entertained
AS Joseph Laramie was riding on load
If logs near the foot of Lake Michigamme
few days ago, the chain broke and one of
the logs fell off, crushing Laramie to death
instantly. The remains were taken to his
home at Clarksburg
The Home iron mining company's prop
erty on the Cascade range, south of Ne
gaunee, has been sold to Chicago syndi-
cate for $40, 900. Since November more
than $4,000, 900 Of the outstanding capital
have been invested in this range
Robert John, an unfortunate young man
of somewhat unsound mind whom Port
Huron sports last year induced to go into
a walking match and was sent to the in
sane asylum because of his complete
wreck, died at that place last week.
John Mcleod of Iron Mountain Is in jail,
accused of making $50 bill out of 81
by FASTING upon it piece of revenue
stamp taken from beer keg. 1t is said
he passed 1t upon an Italian fruit vender
and received $4,000 In good, clean cash.
Mrs. Sally Dean, an aged lady of Bright
on, was burned to death the other after
noon. While working around the stove
her clothing caught fire, and as she was
alone in the house there was no one to
help her. The body was burned to crisp.
Justice Martin V. Montgomery of the
supreme court of the District of Columbia,
will not return to Michigan before assum-
ing his new Office. He will not go on
the bench for two weeks yet, that time
being necessary to close up his private
business.
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citizen of Duplain, Clinton county, Is dead
at the age of SO. He was engaged in the
mercantile business at Duplain as early as
1850, was township clerk in 1851, and
supervisor in 1929. lie was also EN-
gagged in business In st. Johns during the
war.
Mrs. Fred T. Craseman, 20 years old,
living alone for the past seven years, two
miles west of Brighton, was found dead in
bed the other afternoon, and had probably
been dead couple of days. She was
much respected pioneer of Livingston
county, and had children living at Grand
Rapids and Detroit.
The Southwestern Soldiers and Sailors
Association have advertised for proposals
for the location of the reunion to be held
on August 16, II, IS and 10. The only
consideration Is a money consideration, as
the association proposes to defray all ex-
penses. Sealed proposals up to April 9,
will be received by Secretary L. j. Ed
wards, Dowaglac.
Judge Jennison Of Detroit has rendered
a decision in the Palms will case. He holds
that the trust sought TO be created by the
testator is within the prohibition of the
statute, and that the entire estate must
descend TO the heirs at law. Francis 4. and